QR Codes

Today I spent some time creating QR codes for my Kindergarten students to use during our Daily Five time.  If you're not familiar, Daily Five is a time where students work independently or with a buddy to practice their reading fluency and comprehension, as well as practice writing and working with words. The QR codes I created will be used in conjunction with the 'Listen to Reading' component of Daily Five as well as the 'Work on Writing' component.  Below, you will see the PPT with QR codes I created shown as a movie.

To create the the QR codes, I first downloaded a QR reader app on my phone.  You can find free QR readers pretty easily for iPhones and Android.  After I got the reader all set up, I found a QR code generator by searching on Google.  I found my generator here.

Figure out if you want to link your code to a website or text.

OR

Generate your code and download.

Scan the QR code with you QR reader.

Complete the task!

I'm excited to use this fun and free way to engage my learners in the components of Daily 5!  There are endless ways teachers can use QR codes in the classroom.  For students who are independent reader, QR codes could be a way to use questioning for comprehension after a reading lesson.  Students could use QR codes to check answers for math facts.  Edutopia has great ideas of how to use QR codes in the classroom.  Check their ideas out here!

ISTE-T

2a. Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity

2b. Develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress

ISTE-S

5c. Demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning

Sources

ISTE standards- students. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/standards/iste-standards/standards-for-students

ISTE standards- teachers. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/standards/iste-standards/standards-for-teachers

Edutopia- www.edutopia.org/blog/QR-codes-teaching-andrew-miller

QR Generator- www.qr-code-generator.com/